Towel-holder.



G. A. STEINER.

TOWEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED N0\(.23|"19l6.

1,287,782. Patented Dec.17, 1918.

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G. A. STEINER.

TOWEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.23. 1916.

Patented Dec.,17, 1918;

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TOWEL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Application filed November 23, 1916. Serial No. 133,000.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnoncn A. Srnmnn, a citizen of the United States, resident of Salt Lake City, county of Salt Lake, State ofUtah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a towel holder or cabinet in which the towels may be suspended in convenient position for withdrawal and use without being folded, and thereby considerable expense in the preparation of the towels at the laundry for use in a cabinet is avoided.

A further object is to provide a towel cabinet in which the use of springs, pulleys and followers which wear and damage the towels more or less is entirely avoided.

A further object is to provide a towel cabinet from which a user can easily and conveniently withdraw a towel and use it without stooping and drop the towel when through with it into the soiled towel receptacle.

A further object is to provide a towel cabinet of simple inexpensive construction which will .be sufficiently economical to allow towel companies to supply their customers with individual towel service.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a towel cabinet embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing a modified construction of the towel stringer,

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a modified construction,

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the same,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same.

In the drawing, 2 represents the side walls of the cabinet, 3 a rear wall and 4 a lower front wall extending upwardlv to a point near the middle portion of the cabinet and forming with the other walls a soiled towel compartment 5. 6 is a horizontal shelf, supported between the walls 2 above the soiled towel compartment and in the rear of the front wall 4, sufiicient space being provided between the upper edge of this wall and the forward edge of the shelf to allow the con- Venient entrance of the soiled towels into the compartment 5. A plate 7 is secured to the middle portion of the rear wall 3 at the topv and in this plate is mounted a rod 8 which projects outwardly therefrom over the shelf 6. A series of towels 9 are provided, having gromets 10 near one end and at the center of the towels and a flexible stringer 11 is inserted through said'gromets to string the towels thereon, the loose end of the stringer lying on the bottom of the soiled towel compartment. This stringer may be a chain, as shown in Fig. 1, having at one end a flexible coil 12, preferably of wire in the form of a spiral of suflicient diameter to receive the rod 8, the end of the coil'having a flange 13 secured thereon to prevent the towels from slipping off the stringer or being removed by any unauthorized person.

The stringer shown in Fig. 1 consists of a chain having a link at one end connected to a loop of the coil, the towels being strung on the chain and coil at the laundry and when the bundle is taken to the cabinet, it is only necessary to insert the rod 8 into the coil, the towels remaining suspended in a vertical position above the shelf 6. The rod 8 is of safiicient length to support the coil thereon without any securing means other than the frictional contactbetween the coil and the rod. The outer end offilie coil extends beyond the rod and is curved downwardly through the weight of the stringer and the soiled towels thereon to form a guide for the clean towels as they are pulled the cabinet.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified construction which consists in providing a wire stringer 14 having a head or ball 15 at one end which is inserted into the end of the coil, the convolution of the coil being wrapped around the head and tightened to hold the stringer securely therein while permitting it to be bent or swung from side to side by the user of the towels without breaking the connection between the stringer and the coil.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified construction of the stringer, which consists in providing a rod and coil as above described, but instead of having a flexible stringer a rod 16 is provided extending from the outer end of the coil into the soiled towel compartmcnt and the towels 17 have a fold in one corner in which the gromets are mounted and are strung on the coil at this point, instead of in the center, as in the cabinet previously described. A door 18 is provided for closing a portion of the front of the cabinet and holding the towels on the shelf, while a weight 19 is mounted to overhang the free ends of the towels and hold them in place. The door 18 has a latch device 20 which may be released to allow the door to be opened for convenience in placing the towels in the cabinet.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination, with a towel cabinet and a support projecting horizontally therefrom, of a flexible stringer whereon the towels are strung and conveyed from the laundry to the cabinet, one end of said stringer depending into the soiled towel receptacle and having means to prevent the separation of the towels therefrom, the other end of the stringer having a flexible extension into which said horizontal support is inserted, the clean towels being suspended .vertically on said flexible extension and carried by said support and withdrawn one at a time from said flexible extension for use, and said flexible extension being readily removable from said support when all the towels thereon have been used.

.2. The combination, with a towel cabinet having an outwardly projecting towel support, a stringer whereon the towels are mounted, said stringer having a flexible tubular extension at one end to receive said support and on which extension and support the towels are suspended vertically without folding, said tubular extension curving outwardly and downwardly from said support to direct the towels to said stringer.

3. The combination, with a towel cabinet and a support projecting horizontally therefrom, of a towel stringer having a flexible extension at one end for engaging with said support, said extension projecting outwardly beyond said support and yielding under weight of the towels to allow their convenient withdrawal from said support.

4. The combination, with a towel cabinet and a rigid towel support projecting for wardly therefrom, of a flexible stringer whereon the towels are strung and conveyed from the laundry to the cabinet, one end of said stringer depending into the soiled towel receptacle in the bottom of the cabinet and having means for preventing the separation of the towels therefrom, the other end of the stringer having a flexible extension into which said rigid support is inserted, the clean towels being suspended vertically on said flexible extension and carried by said support and withdrawn one at a time from said flexible extension for use, said flexible extension being readily removable from said support when all. the towels thereonhave been used.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of November, 1916;

GEORGE ADOLPH STEINER.

Witnesses:

O. A. KNAPP, CHAS. S. KING. 

